murmurar Negative Imperative Conjugation
murmurar — to whisper
Negative commands for murmurar: no murmures (tú), no murmure (usted), no murmuremos (nosotros), no murmuren (ustedes), no murmuréis (vosotros).
murmurar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone NOT to do something. For 'murmurar,' you'd tell someone not to whisper something specific.
Notes on murmurar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive. Murmurar is regular in its present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No murmures mi nombre en público.
Don't whisper my name in public.
tú
No murmuremos secretos en la reunión.
Let's not whisper secrets in the meeting.
nosotros
No murmuréis cosas que no son ciertas.
Don't whisper things that aren't true.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive with 'no'.
Correct: It should be 'no murmurar', not 'no murmures'.
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Confusing 'tú' and 'usted' negative commands.
Correct: 'No murmures' for 'tú' and 'no murmure' for 'usted'.
Why: They look similar but come from different subjunctive endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: murmuro
The present tense of murmurar: murmuro, murmuras, murmura, murmuramos, murmuráis, murmuran.
Preterite
yo: murmuré
The preterite of murmurar is regular: murmuré, murmuraste, murmuró, murmuramos, murmurasteis, murmuraron.
Imperfect
yo: murmuraba
The imperfect of murmurar: murmuraba, murmurabas, murmuraba, murmurábamos, murmurabais, murmuraban.
Future
yo: murmuraré
The future tense of murmurar: murmuraré, murmurarás, murmurará, murmuraremos, murmuraréis, murmurarán.
Conditional
yo: murmuraría
The conditional of murmurar: murmuraría, murmurarías, murmuraría, murmuraríamos, murmuraríais, murmurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: murmure
The present subjunctive of murmurar (murmure) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: murmurara
The imperfect subjunctive of murmurar (murmurara/murmurase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: murmura
Imperative commands for murmurar: murmura (tú), murmure (usted), murmuremos (nosotros), murmuren (ustedes), murmurad (vosotros).